Example/рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг: A fisherman casts his net into sea near Vengurla jetty in Sindhudurg district in Konkan on Wednesday. Fishing activity has picked up pace after Raksha Bandhan.
1. Jetty [jet-ee]-рдШрд╛рдЯ/рдмрд╛рдВрдз
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc; a wharf or landing pier; the piles or wooden structure protecting a pier.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: seawall, wharf, barrier, breakwater, dock, groin, landing, quay, slip.
2. Pace [peys]-рдЧрддрд┐
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.; a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: clip, measure, step, footstep, gait, lick, stride, tread, walk, getalong.
Example/рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг: Before the two sisters could jump out, the plastic mosquito net around the cot turned into an inferno, critically injuring the two sisters.
3. Inferno [in-fur-noh]-рдирд░рдХ/рдкрд╛рддрд╛рд▓
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: the infernal regions; a place or region that resembles hell.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: purgatory, blazes, Hades, hellfire, netherworld, underworld, bottomless pit, everlasting fire, fire and brimstone.
Example/рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг: Though Gulshan, who suffered 95% burns, and Fiza, with more than 75% burns, were admitted to the burns ward of the district hospital in Bareilly, Gulshan succumbed to her injuries the next day.
4. Succumb [suh-kuhm]-рдореГрддреНрдпреБ рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рд╣реЛрдирд╛
Verb/рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛: to give way to superior force; yield; to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: bow, break down, buckle, capitulate, cave in, cease, defer, give in, give way, go down, pass away, perish.
Antonyms/рд╡рд┐рд▓реЛрдорд╛рд░реНрдереА: continue, defend, fight, ascend.
Example/рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг: Due to the stigma attached to leprosy, an old man was denied a decent funeral at Basudebpalli village in Boudh district of Odisha.
5. Stigma [stig-muh]-рдХрд▓рдВрдХ/рд▓рд╛рдВрдЫрди
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one’s reputation.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: scar, stain, blame, blemish, blot, brand, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, imputation, mark, odium, onus.
Antonyms/рд╡рд┐рд▓реЛрдорд╛рд░реНрдереА: approval, benefit, esteem, exaltation.
6. Leprosy [lep-ruh-see]-рдХреБрд╖реНрда рд░реЛрдЧ
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: a chronic, mildly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, affecting the peripheral nervous system, skin, and nasal mucosa and variously characterized by ulcerations, tubercular nodules, and loss of sensation that sometimes leads to traumatic amputation of the anesthetized part.
Example/рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг: The villagersтАЩ reluctance compelled the daughter of the deceased along with her brother and her husband to carry the body to the pyre on their shoulders.
7. Reluctance [ri-luhk-tuh ns]-рдЕрдирд┐рдЪреНрдЫрд╛
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: unwillingness; disinclination.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: hesitancy, hesitation, objection, unwillingness, doubt, qualm, questioning.
8. Pyre [pahyuh r]-рдЪрд┐рддрд╛/рдИрдзрди рдХрд╛ рдвреЗрд░
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material; such a pile for burning a dead body, especially as part of a funeral rite, as in India.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: bonfire, fuel, heap, suttee.
Example/рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг: The inhabitants of Basudebpalli consider leprosy to be the wrath of Lord Shiva and hence not curable.
9. Wrath [rath, rahth or, esp. British, rawth]-рдХреЛрдк/рд░реЛрдз
Noun/рд╕рдВрдЬреНрдЮрд╛: strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire; vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: acrimony, asperity, conniption, dander, displeasure, exasperation, flare-up, fury, hate, hatefulness, huff, indignation, ire, irritation, madness.
Antonyms/рд╡рд┐рд▓реЛрдорд╛рд░реНрдереА: calm, calmness, delight, ease.
Example/рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг: The Union Cabinet has decided to revive the North Koel Reservoir Project, stalled since 1993, and claims it will irrigate over 40,000 hectares in some of the most backward and drought-prone regions in Jharkhand and Bihar.
10. Stall [stawl]-рджреБрдХрд╛рди
Verb/рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛: to assign to, put, or keep in a stall or stalls, as an animal or a car; to confine in a stall for fattening, as cattle; to cause (a motor or the vehicle it powers) to stop, especially by supplying it with a poor fuel mixture or overloading it.
Synonyms/рдкрд░реНрдпрд╛рдпрд╡рд╛рдЪреА: halt, hamper, hinder, interrupt, postpone, put off, slow, stay, stop, suspend.
Antonyms/рд╡рд┐рд▓реЛрдорд╛рд░реНрдереА: advance, aid, allow, assist.
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